Tongue or pole socket.



No. 667,833. Patented Feb. l2, l90l. C. VANARSDALL.

TONGUE 0R POLE SOCKET.

(Application filed A ug. 9, 1900.)

(No Model.)

wrrnn STATES *r FFICE.

TONGUE 0R POLE SOCKET.

SPECIFICATEJEON forming part of Letters Patent No. 667,833, datedFebruary 12, 1901. Application filed August 9, 1900. b'erial No. 26,380.(No model.)

To (LZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that 1, CHARLES VANARSDALL, a citizen of the United States,residing at Enumclaw, in the county of King and State of Washington,have invented certain new and useful improvements in Tongue or PoleSockets; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, andexact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilledin the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to an attachment for the end of a pole or tongue ofa vehicle; and one object is to provide a safety pole-tip designed toshorten the extreme end of the pole, so that it will not protrude beyondthe neckyoke, and thus be liable to strike the horses, inasmuch as it iswell known that when animals are pulling a heavy load they invariablyhold their heads low, and a side movement of the tongue ifit extendedbeyond the end of the neck-yoke, as is common, would be very likely tostrike the animals in the mouth or upon the head and do considerabledamage.

A further object of my invention is to provide a pole tip or socketwhich may be readily removed from its operative position or easilyplaced in position upon the tongue as now constructed, since all that isnecessary to do is to slightly shorten the end of the tongue as nowconstructed and fit the same for reception in the tubular end of myattachment, which will be hereinafter more clearly set forth.

Other objects and advantages will be made fully apparent from thefollowing specification considered in connection with the ac companyingdrawings, of which Figure 1 is a perspective view showing my inventionas applied to use. Fig. 2 is a side elevation, upon a slight-lyenlargedscale, showing the same attached to the end of a tongue. Fig. 3 is aplan view of Fig. 2, illustrating another form of my invention. Fig. 4is a longitudinal vertical section of Fig. 2.

In order to conveniently refer to the several parts of my invention andtheir cooper- I ating accessories, 1 indicates the end of the pole ortongue of a vehicle, which may be properly shaped so as to present thedowel 2, as shown in Fig. 4, said dowel being designed to be received bythe bore of the rear com mon, designed to receive the breast-straps of aharness. By extending the forward end 5, as set forth, a recess ornotched opening 12 is left above said extension, said recess beingdesigned to accommodate the middle portion of the neck-yoke, and sincethe end of the tongue is thus limited in its extension beyond theneck-yoke it follows that the lines or other parts of a harness will notbecome entangled with or caught by said end, which is a furtheradvantage arising from the use of my improved attachment.

The neck-yoke is designed to swing or rest upon the extension 5, andthus come directly in contact with the end of the tongue proper, 4, or,if preferred, a suitable cushion may be provided in this part of thebody 4, designed to receive the neck-yoke, as indicated in Figs. 2 and4. The cushion which I have provided, against which the neck-yoke maybear, comprises the plunger or bolt 13, having at each end a head 14,the inner head being designed to freely work in a suitable recessprovided in the body t and bear against a spring 15, disposed in saidrecess, the bolt being held in place by the bushing-nut 16, throughwhich it is designed to freely play, and since the bolt is held normallyoutward by the spring 15 it follows that the neck-yoke is provided witha reliably efficient cushion, which will tend to lessen the jars andstrain upon the necks of the animals during the use thereof.

By omitting the cushioning device just described the neck-yoke isadapted to bear directly against the forward end of the solid portion 4above the ear or extension 5, and while I have described my improvedcushioning device as above set forth it will be understood that I desireto reserve the right to use my pole attachment without the cushion orwith it, as I may deem most desirable in practice-that is to say, insome instances I may Wish to manufacture my pole attachment as Whollyunprovided with the cushioning device, while in other cases I may wishto employ said cushion or the equivalent thereof and I therefore wish toretain it or omit it in practice as circumstances may suggest.

It will be understood that myim proved attachment may be secured to thetongue in any preferred way, as by passing a bolt 17 through the tubularend, and thereby engaging the dowel or reduced end 2 of the tongue, ormy attachment may be readily secured in place, so as to be easilyremoved, by employing a split key 18, designed to extend through asuitable aperture provided in the attachment and the contiguous portionof the tongue, thereby enabling said key to be readily withdrawn whenfor any purpose it is desirable to remove my attachment, and I thereforewish to employ either form of fastening device as I may deem mostdesirable in practice.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The herein-described attachment for the poles or tongues of vehicles,comprising a tubular section and a solid section, said tubular sectionbeing designed to be received by the end of the tongue while the forwardend is provided upon its lower side with an extension or car 5, therebyproviding a recess or notch 12 above said ear, and suitable means topivotally connect the neck -yoke to said ear whereby the neck-yoke willrest in said notch or recess and thereby bear against the solid portionof my attachment, substantially as specified and for the purpose setforth.

2. The herein-described pole attachment comprising the body portion 4having a tubular extension designed to receive the tongue .of a vehicleand upon its outer end an ear 5,

a neck-yoke pivotally connected to said ear and a cushioning devicecarried by said body designed to receive the strain and jars of theneck-yoke incident to use, substantially as specified and for thepurpose set forth.

3. A tongue attachment for vehicles comprising a tubular body portionhaving a solid forward end provided upon its lower side with an ear 5;a' neck-yoke and means to pivotally connect said neck-yoke to said earand a cushioning-spring 15; a plunger-bolt 13 and means to hold saidparts in place whereby the jars and strain will be cushioned by saidspring substantially as specified and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

CHAS. VANARSDALL.

Witnesses:

A. S. NIoKERsoN, W. F. EOKHART.

